CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Metropolitan School District dismissed students at five schools early on Monday because of the heat. Those schools are: Iowa-Maple Elementary School Newton D. Baker School of the Arts Sunbeam School Tremont Montessori Valley View Boys’ Leadership Academy The schools will follow normal early-dismissal procedures.   READ MORE: Fox8.com Article Courtesy of WJW […]

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio– Administrators with Cuyahoga Falls Schools are investigating a questionnaire that came to their attention Thursday morning after parents called a local councilman with concerns. The questionnaire was distributed to students at Roberts Middle School in the district as part of a classroom “Whom To Leave Behind” exercise. It instructs students to choose […]

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – A Cuyahoga County school district was ranked second in the country. Niche.com listed Solon City School District as the top district in Ohio and the No. 2 best school district in the country. The website said they analyzed more than 10,000 school districts. Here are some of the factors that impacted […]

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – Chris Hayward, the principal of the fire damaged Fernway School posted a message on Wednesday on the Shaker Schools’ website telling parents they can reassure their kids that school will still begin on Aug. the 22. The teachers will all be the same, the big question is where will the kids that […]

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Two people were reported in critical condition Friday morning following an active shooter situation at Noblesville West Middle School. An emergency alert about an active shooter situation at the school was issued around 9:30 a.m. local time Friday. As of 10:45 a.m., police said the suspected shooter, a male student at the […]

CHARDON, Ohio – More than a dozen Ohio schools are picking up the pieces after the student travel business, Discovery Tours, suddenly closed its doors. On Friday, several school districts who had trips booked with the company received an email from it stating all operations would be suspended, effectively immediately. The email also informed the schools that all […]

Students and chaperones will all receive free transportation, t-shirts, rally towels, entertainment, and a $15 food voucher.   There has been much sadness among Mentor’s eighth grade students over the past couple of days after a field trip to Washington, D.C., was canceled following a dispute with a tour agency. While Discovery Tours and the Hyatt […]

MENTOR, OH (WOIO) – Memorial Middle School in Mentor had their 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip canceled at the last minute because of reported contractual miscues made by the tour company, Discovery Tours. The below letter is from Mentor school Interim Superintendent Bill Porter: “Hello all. Unfortunately, we have something newsworthy to share with you […]

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – There’s a rocky controversy when it comes to school safety in one Pennsylvania County. The superintendent of the Blue Mountain School District is in the spotlight after telling lawmakers in Harrisburg his students protect themselves against potential school shooters with rocks. “Every classroom has been equipped with a five-gallon bucket of river […]

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) – Schools in the Jackson Local School District in Stark County are on lockdown after a seventh grade student shot himself on a middle school campus. Just before 8 a.m., a student shot himself in the men’s restroom at Jackson Memorial Middle School, according to Jackson Township Police. The school is about 55 miles […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Approximately 12,000 students across the state of Ohio attended ECOT, or the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. Now that ECOT officially closed on Friday, the clock is ticking for those families to find an alternative for their children. Students can return to their brick and mortar neighborhood schools or find another online alternative. […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Staff and students at a school in San Juan erupted with joy in early January when they regained electricity. The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power after Hurricane Maria tore through in September of 2017.  Academia Bautista Puerto Nuevo, a school that serves around 1,100 students, waited 112 days for their power to […]